Articles Tagged: Mark Takano

We invite your staff/interns to attend our forum where Members will have the opportunity to engage formerly deported veterans, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to better understand the challenges faced by deported veterans and what Congress can do
to help. Hector Barajas, Founder and Director of the Deported Veteran Support House, and Arnold Giammarco, both deported veterans who have since returned to the United States, will share their experiences and provide critical insight. Joining them, coauthor
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report, Discharged, Then Discarded, Bardis Vakili and representatives from veterans’ service organizations (VSOs).

We invite your staff/interns to attend our forum where Members will have the opportunity to engage formerly deported veterans, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to better understand the challenges faced by deported veterans and what Congress can do
to help. Hector Barajas, Founder and Director of the Deported Veteran Support House, and Arnold Giammarco, both deported veterans who have since returned to the United States, will share their experiences and provide critical insight. Joining them, coauthor
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report, Discharged, Then Discarded, Bardis Vakili and representatives from veterans’ service organizations (VSOs).

We invite your staff/interns to attend our forum where Members will have the opportunity to engage formerly deported veterans, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to better understand the challenges faced by deported veterans and what Congress can do
to help. Hector Barajas, Founder and Director of the Deported Veteran Support House, and Arnold Giammarco, both deported veterans who have since returned to the United States, will share their experiences and provide critical insight. Joining them, coauthor
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report, Discharged, Then Discarded, Bardis Vakili and representatives from veterans’ service organizations (VSOs).

April is National Poetry Month, a time to encourage support for poets, poetry, and celebrate poetry’s special place in our lives and culture. Pulitzer Prize winning poet,
Tracy K. Smith, was recently
reappointed for a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. I invite you to be an original cosponsor of a House Resolution honoring her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22nd Poet
Laureate of the United States, and for her great accomplishments as a writer, educator, and public servant.

April is National Poetry Month, a time to encourage support for poets, poetry, and celebrate poetry’s special place in our lives and culture. Pulitzer Prize winning poet,
Tracy K. Smith, was recently
reappointed for a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. I invite you to be an original cosponsor of a House Resolution honoring her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22nd Poet
Laureate of the United States, and for her great accomplishments as a writer, educator, and public servant.

April is National Poetry Month, a time to encourage support for poets, poetry, and celebrate poetry’s special place in our lives and culture. Pulitzer Prize winning poet,
Tracy K. Smith, was recently
reappointed for a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. I invite you to be an original cosponsor of a House Resolution honoring her selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 22nd Poet
Laureate of the United States, and for her great accomplishments as a writer, educator, and public servant.